diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h
index 97c2070a7b..588d6a97d3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/OpenSLESStream.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class OpenSLESStream final : public SoundStream
 public:
   ~OpenSLESStream() override;
   bool Init() override;
-  bool SetRunning(bool running) override { return running; }
+  bool SetRunning(bool running) override { return true; }
   void SetVolume(int volume) override;
   static bool isValid() { return true; }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h
index ef0852cfb4..ad3519e21d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/PulseAudioStream.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
   ~PulseAudio() override;
 
   bool Init() override;
-  bool SetRunning(bool running) override { return running; }
+  bool SetRunning(bool running) override { return true; }
   static bool isValid() { return true; }
   void StateCallback(pa_context* c);
   void WriteCallback(pa_stream* s, size_t length);
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/SoundStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/SoundStream.h
index 771c606245..1b3300ae97 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/SoundStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/SoundStream.h
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ public:
   virtual void SetVolume(int) {}
   virtual void SoundLoop() {}
   virtual void Update() {}
+  // Returns true if successful.
   virtual bool SetRunning(bool running) { return false; }
 };